Image via icarus.mid.air/Instagram Romanian artist Cristian Marianciuc creates beautiful origami birds with feathers and minute details. A work of goldsmith that is appreciated as a true work of art.
In 2015, Cristian took on the challenge of making one origami bird every day for 1,000 days. He accomplished this, and he still continues to create more and more experimental, original birds and brings to life an impressive collection of origami.
Like the first pieces created in 2015, Marianciuc’s ever-growing creations showcase his great sense of detail and color and his creative approach to traditional origami. More detailed details and incredibly complex cuts characterize these new models, the most ambitious in his collection to date.
Marianciuc also announced that he would soon start a mini-series inspired by Japanese folklore. Fascinated by the art of origami, its symbolism, and its history, he remains obsessed with flying, wings, and feathers. Currently, he gives himself the time to create at a slower pace and listens closely to his design instinct.
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“Hades” crane Song of the day: Hyperballad by Björk @bjork Looking at today’s finished crane, I get a deep sense of sadness mixed with gratitude. It’s one of those situations when I feel that it’s not me who’s created this bird. A very strange feeling! I wanted to give Hades a serene personality, I wanted him to inspire awe. With him being the Greek god of the underworld and the dead, I wanted to play on contrasts. On a completely unrelated topic (well, not completely unrelated), I’ve been watching lots of pregnancy announcement videos on YouTube. Yes, I know it’s strange. I know! But don’t you also sometimes go from video to video and end up in a – let’s call it “unexpected place” on there? Don’t you give me that disapproving look! Anyway, it’s so touching to see people’s reactions. Especially those of dads-to-be. To see the look on their faces and the avalanche of emotions, the overwhelming hit of joy, it’s really heartwarming. Life is so precious! I suppose that the fact I’m one of 11 kids myself and that I have 15 nephews and nieces already might explain a few things, haha! Back to birds and paper and mythology! I have one more mythology-themed bird coming up, for now. And next week, most of the birds will go to my Etsy shop. I say most of them because some of you lovely people already called dibs on a couple of them, hehe. Thanks so much for that! Okay, I’m done now. This was weird, right? No? Okay! Great! #origami #icarusmidair #mythology #hades #white #blackandwhite #wings #wings #paperart #papercut #craft #diy #paper #feathers #feather #owl #falcon #hawk #eagle #delicate #miniature
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“Azrael” crane Song of the day: Be still, my tongue (slow meadow rework) by Snorri Hallgrímsson @snorri_hallgrimsson @slowmeadow Here is the first crane, of hopefully many, that I’ve created as a tribute to an artist I really look up to – this time it is Peter Mohrbacher @petemohrbacher. His ‘Angelarium” series is breathtaking. Just beautiful. So, I took inspiration from his piece ‘Azrael’ and I came up with this crane. I loved working on it, each feather of each wing was a thrill to bring to life. And I am very happy with the final result. By now you must know about my obsession with wings and feathers and angels, so this was a real joy to work on. I’m happy I brought out my watercolours again. It has been a long while since I used them. I had forgotten how much I love painting, hehe. It is raining here today, and all the snow has turned into mud. There is mud everywhere. Today will be a day of herbal teas and films in my room, haha. What are some artists you really look up to and love? Artists whose work speaks to you on a profound level? I would love to know. Until the next crane, have a wonderful weekend! #origami #paperart #angelarium #azrael #angel #wings #feathers #petermohrbacher #watercolor #watercolour #scary #dark #icarusmidair #cristianmarianciuc
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“borderless self” crane Song of the day: Apollo by Tourist @tourist It was time I revisited a side of my identity that I don’t talk about all that much: my geographic roots. I was born in Romania: in a minuscule town in the north-east of the country. The region is called Bucovina. For this crane, I did some research in the area of local folkloric motifs, and after looking at countless traditional costumes and textiles, houses and other decorations, I created my own patterns. I spent many hours creating the designs and then very, very carefully cutting them out with my trusted @excelblades knife. I then layered the different components and voilà. I was so excited with the final result, that I felt the need to show this crane off to people around me. Mum approved it, and I could not ask for more. Check out my stories to see all the tiny details – of which there are many and intricate. I will most definitely come back to this topic of cultural identity. It’s something that, along with languages, fascinates me very much! x #origami #icarusmidair #folklore #traditional #bucovina #bukowina #romania #romanian #culture #paperart #papercutting
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